Claim to fame season 3 contestants Mackenzie Adkins And Hud Mellencamp formed a close bond on the ABC reality series, and now their respective fathers, Trace Adkins And John Mellencampget acquainted.
While chatting with We weekly exclusively ahead of the Wednesday, August 28, season finale, Mackenzie shared that both Trace, 62, and John, 72, were planning to attend a cast viewing party for the finale. Claim to fame episode.
“Both our fathers too [this day]think we won [the competition]” said Mackenzie. “So they’ll both be a little shocked [when they see Adam Christopherson win]and tonight they will be watching with us.”
Mackenzie, Hud and their fathers are joined by Claim to fame participants Jill Kurlfink, Gracie Lou Hyland, Naomi Brandt, Shane Brando And Nael “Danny” Zayas for the viewing party, Mackenzie shared.
“We are very excited,” she said. “It’s going to be really fun.”
Hud said he is pleasantly surprised by how well the cast gets along in real life.
“One thing I thought all the time [experience] is ‘None of us could be friends after that [this]. Y’all are going to see me talking trash about you in the background all the time once we watch this show, and no one will answer my text,'” he joked. “But we all hang out, we all talk all the time, and I’m very grateful for that.”
Mackenzie and Hud started to seem more than friends on the show as they got closer and started flirting. While they were coy about their relationship status during their joint interview, the duo hinted that they have been spending time together.
“He’s here now, so I guess that’s our answer,” Mackenzie said, smiling.
The Claim to fame The finale party marks the first time Mackenzie meets Hud’s father, although Hud has already had the chance to meet Trace. It will also be Trace and John’s first official meeting, despite having crossed paths musically in the past.
“I’ve done one or two Farm Aids, but I don’t remember ever meeting [John]Trace shared exclusively Us in a joint interview with Mackenzie, referring to the annual benefit concert that John co-founded.
The country star has his own reality TV experience – he was in it The celebrity student in 2013 – and gave Mackenzie some advice before moving forward Claim to fame.
“I just told her, try to fly under the radar for a while and then destroy everyone,” he joked. “But remember that the microphone is on all the time and they are recording everything you say, so be careful.”
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Although Trace wasn’t familiar with it Claim to fame Before joining the cast, Mackenzie really enjoyed watching Season 3.
“[It’s] really smart, it’s entertaining,” he said. ‘It’s a puzzle and you can play along.’
Trace even has favorite players besides Mackenzie, and one player he’s not so fond of.
“I like Hud and Shane, I think they played the game really well. I think Adam is just still there somehow,” he said. “I actually don’t understand that.”
The “Ladies Love Country Boys” musician noted that he was “confident” Mackenzie would do well on the show.
“Mackenzie is very smart, and I knew she would act professional, and she did,” Trace said. “She is always very pleasant to be around, she always has a smile on her face and it is just infectious. She’s just a sweet girl and she’s been successful in everything she’s done. She has never done anything to disappoint me, and she is the only one of my children I can say that about.”
Mackenzie and Hud became the Claim to fame season 3 second after Adam won the final challenge and correctly identified both famous family members. Then it was revealed that he was Michael Bolton‘s cousin.
Claim to fame is now streaming on Hulu